Uraiporn is studying for her MSc at the Prince of Songkla University.

Uraiporn was recently awarded (May, 2011) a grant by the Systematics Association, UK for her work on SE Asian murid rodent taxonomy. This involves detailed technical drawings of skull and dental morphology of twelve murid genera.

Above: Uraiporn working with Dr Nikky Thomas of the Harrison Institute and fellow MSc student Chris Imakando from the Copperbelt University, Zambia.

Below: Uraiporn on a field survey in southern Thailand.

Uraiporn Pimsai

MSc Student

Currently studying at:

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Prince of Songkla University
Hatyai, Songkhla, 90112
Thailand.
E-mail: u.pimsai@gmail.com

Education:

2010-(ongoing): M.Sc. (Zoology Programme), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.
Title of M.Sc. thesis: An illustrated taxonomic key to the murid rodents of the Thai-Malaysian peninsula.

2004-2008: B.Sc. (Biology), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

Awards:

2011 (May): Awarded a Systematics Association Fund grant (by the UK Systematics Association) for her work on illustrating skull, dental and the foot morphology of Southeast Asian murids - this work has now been completed (see some examples).


Research Interests:

• Taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity of Murid rodents and bats in Thailand
  
  
• Field research - rodents and bats
  
  
• Technical scientific drawing.
  
  

Current and Recent Research Activities:

2010-(ongoing): Review of the external and cranio-dental characters of the twelve murid rodent genera of the Thai-Malaysian peninsula.

2007-2008: Study of Morphological variation of Kerivoula hardwickii Horsfield, 1824 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Thailand.    

International Workshops and Conferences:

2010: Conference - 'Biodiversity of Southern Thailand in Focus: Status and Research Direction'. 10-12 November, 2010. Walailuk University, Nakornsritammarat, Thailand.

2010: Workshop on ‘Bird research and conservation in SE Asia’. 21-22 October 2010. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.

2010: Workshop on ‘Using GIS and echolocation as tools for conservation of bats in SE Asia’. 26-28 July 2010. Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.